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ST. CLOUD — A 20 year old Cold Spring woman is suspected of selling almost 28 grams of meth to a confidential informant, according
to a criminal complaint against her.Harley Strand, of Cold Spring was charged Tuesday with one count of first-degree drug sale.Violent Offender Task
Force officers met with a confidential informant Dec. 5, according to the complaint, and the informant made arrangements to purchase drugs from someone
other than Strand who was "known to be involved in the sales" of methamphetamine.Officers saw Strand enter a predetermined St. Cloud parking lot and
carry a brown paper bag into a building. The informant contacted the person who was originally contacted about drugs. The person said Strand had the
meth. Strand, after leaving the building, provided the informant with meth in exchange for money, the complaint said. The substance tested positive
for meth, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed it was nearly 28 grams of meth. The maximum sentence for first-degree drug sales
is 30 years in prison and $1 million.

ST. PAUL — State data shows the number of deaths from opioids and suicides in Minnesota reached record levels in 2017. The Minnesota
Department of Health says 783 people took their own lives in 2017, a 5 percent increase from the previous year. There were 422 deaths from opioid overdoses,
a 12 percent increase from 2016. State officials have set goals of reducing suicides by 10 percent in 2020 and 20 percent in 2025. The Minnesota House
passed a bill to address the state opioid crisis on Monday. It would support a wide range of prevention, education, intervention, treatment and recovery
strategies. The state would pay for them by sharply raising its annual registration fees for pharmaceutical manufacturers and drug wholesalers that
sell or distribute opioids in Minnesota.